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Available
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Publication
New York : Perennial, 2001, c1998.
Description
He's the MTV generation's master of modern humor, a star of film, TV, and the comedy stage. This sultan of savvy serves up a whip-smart, utterly original collection of comic essays in Naked Pictures of Famous People. And as of January 11, 1999, you can enjoy the intelligence and self-deprecating charm he brings to contemporary comedy on "The Daily Show." In his first book, he translates that unique talent to the page, with humorous forays into a vast array of subjects: fashion, urban life, fast cars, cocktail culture, modern Jewishness, politics, and dating. A seethingly irreverent wit, Stewart has a genius for language and brilliant timing that makes his up-to-the-minute collection a must-have for humor lovers in search of a Woody Allen for the 90s.… (more)
Media reviews
Stewart... has something of a fat-target problem, and seems partly unaware of this problem’s source in his own need to please an audience that has a limited range of reference.
User reviews
LibraryThing member xinu
If you like The Daily Show, you'll love this book. It's like taking a stroll through the mind of Jon Stewart with a picnic basket and some little juice boxes.
LibraryThing member fodroy
A couple of the essays were a bit lackluster, but everything else was just hilarious.
LibraryThing member JBD1
Funny stuff. Not exactly similar to the Daily Show vein, but the two converge at times.
LibraryThing member wolfunk
Amazing book. I laughed through all of it. The best chapter has to do with Gerald Ford.
LibraryThing member miranda_d
I picked this up as I'm a huge Jon Stewart fan, and was curious to see how his unique brand of humor translated onto page. What I found was a hilarious collection of essays that are not for the easily offended! He touches on everything from Jesus to Hitler, leaving no stone unturned, no subject
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untouched. If you like his show, you'll love his books! Show Less
LibraryThing member heinous-eli
Some chapters are not all that funny, but other parts make up for those. The gratuitousness of the Kennedy chapter especially makes for a hearty laugh.
LibraryThing member caobhin
you can almost hear Stewart's voice reading this to you - it sounds just like him. Unfortunately, I like him on TV better
LibraryThing member CasualFriday
Uneven, but the funny bits are REALLY funny: Martha Stewart's Vagina, Hitler on Larry King and the one narrated by a waiter at the Last Supper stand out.
LibraryThing member SatansParakeet
Not Jon's best work. It had a few laugh out loud moments, but most of the book felt like a simple exaggeration of the stereotypes we've built around our celebrities. Everything was what we already thought and then multiplied times 10. Not enough original humor to make it worth buying. Pick up
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America: The Book instead. Show Less
LibraryThing member drbubbles
Some are quite good, some are not.
LibraryThing member emigre
A book of hilarious satire and stories with trademark John Stewart humor, the essays are quick and fun reads.
LibraryThing member Shahnareads
Not what I was expecting.
I didn’t find this funny.
I didn’t find this funny.
LibraryThing member JRCornell
The popular comedian, film star, and TV personality presents a humorous venture into such topics as fashion, cocktail culture, fast cars, modern Jewishness, dating, politics, and urban life.
LibraryThing member OscarWilde87
Why did I pick up the book? I loved the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and am generally a big fan of his. However, this is a book that I probably read too late. I am not saying this because I am overly enthused and thus regret not to have read it earlier, but rather that it is not that timeless to be
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read at any time. While I enjoyed a lot of the book, some chapters just seemed too out of date for me to enjoy them as (I think) I would have enjoyed them a decade ago or straight after publication in 1999. My 3 stars rating is thus probably more my fault than Stewart's. Show Less
Language
Original publication date
1998
Physical description
95 p.; 21 inches
ISBN
0688171621 / 9780688171629